Epic Flight Academy Opens 12th Flight School Campus in Danbury

Epic Flight Academy, the largest FAA Part 141 flight school in the U.S., has opened its 12th flight school campus. It is located in Danbury, Connecticut at the Danbury Municipal Airport (DXR). The school celebrated with a grand opening and ribbon-cutting on Saturday, October 17^th.

Founder and CEO Danny Perna said, “We appreciate the warm welcome in Danbury and the support we’ve received from airport leadership and the city. Our Epic team has done a great job setting up the campus, and we’re already training our first flight students. We look forward to welcoming everyone who wants to learn more about Epic Flight Academy.”

Those attending the ribbon-cutting were able to tour the facility, meet staff and instructors, experience the flight simulator, and even take a discovery flight in a Cessna 172 Skyhawk. Epic purchases all training aircraft brand new from the factory.

Epic Flight Academy was founded in 1999. It is the largest FAA Part 141 flight school in the U.S. and also offers Part 147 aircraft mechanic training in Florida and Kentucky.

Kim Stevens

Kim Stevens is the publisher of State Aviation Journal, which he founded in 2009. A longtime commercial-rated pilot, he was introduced to state aviation in 1992 as Director of the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics, later serving as Deputy Division Director for the Arizona Department of Transportation's Aeronautics Division. From 2013 to 2018, he was Director of Communications and Operations for the National Association of State Aviation Officials (NASAO) in Washington, D.C. Relocating to North Carolina, Kim worked for the Raleigh-Durham International Airport for two years and now concentrates solely on the Journal. Prior to his aviation career, Kim spent a decade in the newspaper and magazine business.